SUD Institute

2 - 59 1/2 Minutes Cover Story: Suicide, Substance Use, and Survival

Thursday, March 11, 2021

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET

Location: Live

Learning Level: 2
ACPE Number: 0202-0000-21-047-L08-P
Number of Hours: 1

Speaker(s)

Jeffrey Gold, PharmD, BCPP

Mental Health Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
VA / University of Colorado School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, Colorado, United States

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

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Kevin Hines

Speaker, Author, Filmmaker
17th & Montgomery Productions

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Roughly one in three people who die from suicide are under the influence of substances—predominantly opioids. Preventing suicide is possible, but first you have to know what to look for and how to create an effective plan. That means asking your patients some difficult questions. Join us for this TV news magazine–style profile, where suicide survivor Kevin Hines sheds light on the many symptoms he experienced when misusing substances and the role they played in his suicide attempt. Stick around for an informal meet-and-greet with Mr. Hines after the session.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify risk factors for and protective factors against suicide.
2. Discuss the association of substance misuse with suicidal ideation, attempts, and completed suicide.
3. Select appropriate verbiage and reflective responses to include when speaking to a patient about substance misuse and/or suicide.